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Discussion id : 23-457
most recent 9 JAN 08 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 9 JAN 08 by rose girl
My Love Potion is in Southern California, 12 miles inland and endures heat and wind. It is three years old, planted bare root. It is super-hardy, enormous (4 feet wide, 5 feet tall), prolific bloomer, aromatic, and gorgeous. The best bush out of my 30 roses.
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Discussion id : 21-049
most recent 21 DEC 07 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 27 AUG 07 by Unregistered Guest
I bought my first Love Potion rose 6 years ago simply because I got intoxicted by its fragrance.
That plant was given to a friend when I had to relocate to NSW, where the quarantine law there prohibits plant materials to be brought in from WA.
I moved back to WA earlier this year, and I immediately went to the local rose nursery and bought myself two pots of Love Potion -- one plant was in the ungrafted form like the one I had 6 years ago, and the other was grafted onto a Fortuniana rootstock.
Both pots of plants were the same size when I bought them, but I noted that the grafted planted was bearing more blooms and grew mome quickly than the ungrafted plant, although both pots of plants are placed side by side on the patio (receiving the same amount of sunlight & rainfall).
There was hardly any Black Spot problem on the grafted plant at all, but the ungrafted plant showed some presence of very mild Black Spots.
And now that the Australian winter is coming to an end, and the pruned roses are putting out new shoots, I noted again that the grafted plant is doing much better than the ungrafted plant.
I would recommend Love Potion to those who like sweetly scented perfumed roses, and I rated its fragrance on a par with Double Delight (my other favourite fragrant rose) -- and if you get a grafted plant (it is worth the extra expense), you will have no problem growing Love Potion in pots.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 21 DEC 07 by HelpSeeker
I thought my Love Potion would die when I went away for 2 weeks without leaving the recticulation watering system on.
When I got back, it was almost dry twigs with all its leaves fallen to the ground .....
So, I began watering it in a frantic, and feeding it with seaweed tonic....
And surprise, surprise .... it bounced back in approx 10-20 days and now it is sending out new leave shoots and flower buds !!!

:)
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Discussion id : 22-007
most recent 12 OCT 07 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 12 OCT 07 by Unregistered Guest
Love Potion survived a dry (no black spot), hot summer at 4500 feet elevation, the digging of a concrete wall foundation eight inches away, dirt around its trunk, only three buckets of water. (It was in partial shade and was well established.) It is blooming its heart out and was just transplanted. The fragrance is loved in this household.
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Discussion id : 20-875
most recent 14 AUG 07 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 14 AUG 07 by rose girl
Love Potion can really handle the heat. I'm in zone 19 in the third year of having this rose. The bush is hardy, enormous (should've allowed more space), blooms profusely, and is disease resistant. In 100 degree heat this week it has more than 30 blooms holding up very nicely.
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